anto1150

+1

PNine64

I may try that to extend the life as much as possible. I assume I will still need to go in through the trunk for this? Will it be obvious where to spray/lubricate? Can you get a grease of some sort in there and would that last longer?

Metal Guru

The blower motor will need to be removed in the usual fashion. Spray the bearings at either end of the shaft in the motor. Aerosol anti-seize is the "forever" lubricant, according to the Bosch motor rebuilder who tipped me off to it.

PNine64

Great...thanks Paul.

frankvan

any particular brand or type of "antiseize" aerosol?

anto1150

WD40

crg53

WD 40 is NOT a lubricant, it is "Water Displacent # 40" and will only wet the shaft/bearing at best.

What I did with mine was first you remove the fan/motor then clean the bearing areas with electrical cleaner, then stand the motor up on the fan and apply W30 oil to the shaft just on top of the bearings, both ends. On the top end you will need to remove the clip and washer. You will have to do this every day for about a week or until the oil no longer is absorbed by the bearings. The bottom bearing closest to the fan will hardly take any oil, the top one on mine took 6 days to fill.
This fixed my fan problem and they have both been silent for well over a year.

Metal Guru

Oil doesn't work as well as anti-seize, according to the motor rebuilder.
As for brand of anti-seize, I found a can of Bostick on EBay; I couldn't find any locally.

crg53

My view is that any good lubricant will work, but you have to give it time to soak in, I just relayed what our local el. motor rebuilder told me, and his emphasis was "Keep doing it until it is saturated"

A silent fan is a happy fan !

Henrik964

Hmm now this starts to get to me, my left motor "squeks" sometimes so I figure this could be a good projects, however after taking a look at it last night, does anybody have a good picutre of lifting the left one out by bending the aircon pipes a bit, it is really tight...I have gone through every single thread written on this and would live some pictures... I did the small fan motor on the backside of the AC unit just in case, great DIY. Still not in place though work ended at 3 am, this is truly vacation

PNine64

I ended up doing this a few weeks ago. I really appreciate the information that was provided. For the AC lines, I moved them over a bit and used a large screwdriver wedged against the "hood" so I could keep them out of the way to get it out. It is a tight fit and it felt like I was "forcing" things a bit more than I'd have liked but it was OK. Same for the fuse box though...I felt lilke I was pulling on the wires more than I'd like to get them out of the way for removal of the firewall. Oh, when it's time to put the firewall back in you might want someone to give you a hand. I did it by myself but scratched the paint inside the fenders a little when I did it. Since you have everything apart, you might as well go ahead and hit the right one too. Good luck...spent a couple of late nights on this one myself.

Metal Guru

I was able to move the a/c lines by hand. The big challenge is getting the housing cover back into place when the motor is re-installed. The feeling is very much like a being a monkey that's fornicating with a football but patience is the key.

anto1150

This is new, to me...!

Even if it was originally formulated as a water displacer, it is actually MUCH MORE... http://www.wd40.com/uses-tips/

It cleans, displaces water, lubricate, prevents rust... = everything that motor needs...!

stevepaa

Are there miscellaneous items that you replace when you do this? Like the 8 rubber mounts? Any gaskets?

PNine64

I didn't. I simply pulled it all apart and put it back together after oiling things up. I did both while I was there though.